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Region's water supplier United Utilities report rise in profits
North West water giant United Utilities this morning hailed a "sound set of results in a challenging economic climate" as it posted an increase in both turnover and profit.
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Food banks go high-tech to feed the hungry
SEATTLE a ' Food banks across the country are undergoing a high-tech revolution, adopting sophisticated databases, bar coding, GPS tracking, automated warehouses and other technologies used in the food industry that increasingly supplies their goods.
12 hrs ago | Great Falls Tribune
NWE denies responsibility in woman's death
BOZEMAN - NorthWestern Energy says it is not responsible for the death of a 36-year-old woman who was killed in a March 5 natural gas explosion in downtown Bozeman that destroyed half a city block.
Standards set to protect oil, gas pipelines
A saboteur's bomb blast on Oct. 12, 2008, created a 1.8-metre-wide crater near an EnCana natural gas pipeline about 50 kilometres east of Dawson Creek in northern B.C. The Canadian Standards Association has published a blueprint to help oil and gas companies protect their pipelines from vandalism and sabotage a ' a need highlighted by recent bomb ...
Consumers express concern in South Dakota over proposed Black Hills Power rate increase
Some customers of Black Hills Power are expressing concern over a proposed 26.6 percent electric rate hike.
Westar Energy stockholders will receive a 30 cents per share quarterly dividend, the board of directors announced Wednesday.
TSX runs ahead as gold, oil surge; consumer, home sales data takes N.Y. higher
The Toronto stock market closed sharply higher Wednesday as oil and metal prices shot up and investors took in positive U.S. consumer and housing data.
Ind. coal-gasification plant cost reaches $2.5B
Duke Energy Corp. says the cost of the coal-gasification power plant it's building in southwestern Indiana has risen another $150 million, boosting the project's estimated price to $2.5 billion - nearly twice the original estimate.
Nevada AG sues to block SCI bid for Vegas purchase
The Nevada state attorney general wants a federal court to block the sale of a Las Vegas-area funeral business to the nation's largest provider of cemetery services.
Southwestern Electric Power hikes rates in Ark.
Southwestern Electric Power Co. has won regulatory approval for two rate hikes for its Arkansas customers.
EnCana shareholders approve split
'There's no better protection against a takeover than a fully valued share,' chairman David O'Brien says Nathan VanderKlippe Calgary - In a major reshaping of the Canadian oil patch, shareholders of EnCana Corp.
PG&E seeks Diablo Canyon license renewal
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. announced Tuesday that it will try to renew the operating licenses of its Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant on the Central California coast, potentially keeping the facility open through 2045.
Another View: Conserving TV electrons
WATCH your energy use. No, literally watch your energy use. Your television. Starting in 2011, energy efficiency requirements will increase on all televisions sold in California.
PSC Adopts Extended Timeline for PATH
The Public Service Commission of West Virginia Nov. 24 adopted an extended procedural schedule for the 765-kilovolt Potomac-Appalachian Transmission Highline.
Halliburton: Pemex reductions to hurt 4Q profit
Halliburton Co., which provides services for the energy industry, said Tuesday that reduced activity by major Mexican customer Petroleos Mexicanos - Pemex - will drag down fourth-quarter profit by 2 cents per share.
Dominion gives 2nd million for energy-assistance
Rose Gary's husband is disabled by stroke and diabetes, and the retired mail handler has exhausted her savings trying to make ends meet.
Xcel Abandons Plans To Charge Ratepayers For Perks
Xcel Energy Xcel Energy has abandoned plans to have Colorado ratepayers pay for expensive dinners and luxury hotel stays for its employees.
Will: Fossil fuels can supply world's energy demands for decades
WASHINGTON - What city contributed most to the making of the modern world? The Paris of the Enlightenment and then of Napoleon, pioneer of mass armies and nationalist statism? London, seat of parliamentary democracy and center of finance? Or perhaps Titusville, Pa.
Smith International closes sale of 28M shares
Oilfield services company Smith International Inc. said Monday it sold 28 million new shares of stock at $26.50 per share.
Husky Energy discovers more oil in White Rose area
Husky Energy Inc said it discovered additional oil resources in the White Rose area located off Canadaa s East Coast.
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